I am a big fan of beer in general, but not much of a fan of German beers, in spite of their much-vaunted reputation. This is mostly due to what I perceive as a metallic taste in some of the classics, such as alt bier and dunkelweizen. To me these beers taste like someone took a “regular” beer, dropped a bunch of pennies in it, and stirred it up. This is most noticeable when I’m drinking the beer by itself, but fortunately the metallic taste subsides when I have the beer with food. A few questions about this. 1. Is it just me? Is there some quirk in my palate that makes me taste this metallic flavor and most other people don’t? 2. If other people do taste the metallic notes, why/how do they put up with it or even like it? 3. What is it in the ingredients or the brewing process that produces this flavor?
posted by Mechitar
on May 16, 2013 -
13 answers
I have 8-10 Bud Light beers in cans left over from my New Year's party. I'm not going to drink them... but can I cook with them?
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posted by 1f2frfbf
on Jan 4, 2013 -
31 answers
We need a drink in Princeton, NJ. It's an emergency, I promise you. If not a bar, a place we can buy booze to go.
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posted by killerinsideme
on Oct 16, 2008 -
6 answers
Newcastle Brown Ale production codes? On the back label are the production codes. Can anyone decipher them? Im looking to see if it gives the production date or expiration date.
The codes on the bottle are:
30 06 R
L168 59 16
posted by freeflytim
on Nov 14, 2007 -
7 answers
